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Email migration and backup guides

Move your mail, open an archive, or restore a backup. Practical steps for Gmail, Thunderbird, Yahoo Mail and Outlook.

Conversion essentials

How to convert MBOX to PST

Convert an MBOX mailbox to a PST file that classic Outlook can open, or transfer a small selection of messages through EML files.

How to open an MBOX file in Outlook

Outlook cannot open MBOX files directly. Convert an archive to PST, transfer mail through an IMAP account, or transfer a few EML messages.

Convert an Apple Mail MBOX export to Outlook PST

Export existing email from Apple Mail, copy its MBOX package to Windows, convert it to PST, and open the result in classic Outlook.

MBOX vs PST: what changes during conversion

Learn why Outlook cannot open MBOX directly, how PST stores the converted mail, and what folders, messages, and attachments to check afterward.

How to verify an MBOX-to-PST conversion

Check a converted PST in Outlook by comparing folders, message counts, dates, attachments, labels, duplicates, and conversion errors.

Offline MBOX conversion: security and privacy

Convert MBOX to PST on your Windows computer, check the installer, protect source and destination files, and understand when network services are used.

Email apps, migration and backups

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Import an MBOX archive into a Microsoft 365 mailbox

Convert MBOX to PST, check your email in Outlook, then import it into your Microsoft 365 mailbox and confirm it arrived in webmail.

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Move Yahoo Mail into Outlook and keep a separate backup

Connect Yahoo Mail to Outlook with current sign-in, check synchronization, export a separate PST in classic Outlook, and distinguish backup from a mailbox migration.

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Restore Gmail messages from a Google Takeout MBOX backup

Import a Takeout MBOX into Thunderbird Local Folders, copy a test batch to Gmail through IMAP, and check restored messages, labels and duplicates in webmail.

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Open and inspect an MBOX file without Outlook

Read an MBOX archive locally without converting it to PST. Identify the source, use Thunderbird or a viewer, and check messages and attachments before migration.

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Back up and restore Thunderbird Local Folders

Back up Thunderbird Local Folders without missing external storage, choose profile or mailbox copies, and test restoration separately from your working profile.

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Import Thunderbird mail into classic Outlook

Move existing Thunderbird email into classic Outlook by converting MBOX to PST, synchronizing a live account through IMAP, or transferring selected EML files.

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Convert Google Takeout MBOX to Outlook PST

Download Gmail with Google Takeout, extract the MBOX mailbox, convert it to PST, and open the result in classic Outlook.

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Export Gmail to an Outlook PST file

Add a live Gmail account to classic Outlook, wait for its messages to synchronize through IMAP, and export the downloaded mail to a PST file.

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Back up Gmail as EML, PDF, MBOX, PST, or MSG

Choose a Gmail backup format for Outlook, a full mailbox archive, individual messages, or readable copies, then export and check the result.

Open your MBOX email in Outlook

Download the Windows converter and try it with a copy of your mailbox. You will need classic Outlook installed on the same computer.

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